Quote Originally Posted by Frontl1ne View Post
I remember when the 5870 first came out, there were a truckload of people crying: "WTF 1GB ONLY?!?! WTF WE WANT 2GB!!!! OMFGZZZZ MEMORY BOTTLENECK OMFG!!!!"
has anyone properly done a test of 1GB vs 2GB 5870s on a modded crysis with texture packs included?

its about future proofing, the idea that my 1GB card will last forever means we hit a very nice brick wall in technology, which i pray is not the case. i dont plan to spend 400-500$ on a card i will only keep for 1 year. but if an extra 50$ of memory makes it last 3 years, thats a pretty good upgrade. and can you imagine how much memory will be standard in 2012, or how games will be able to utilize it?